𐰭𐰔

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-iŋiŕ. Cognate with Turkish -iniz

Suffix

𐰭𐰔 (-iŋiz, -ïŋïz, -üŋüz, -uŋuz, -ŋiz, -ŋïz, -ŋüz, -ŋuz)

1. second person plural possessive suffix

   ‎𐰆𐰍𐰞 (oɣul, “child”) + ‎𐰭𐰔 (ŋz) → ‎𐰆𐰍𐰞𐰭𐰕 (oɣluŋuz, “your child”)

2. second person plural suffix for certain verb tenses

   ‎𐰇𐰠 (öl-, “to die”) + ‎𐰭𐰔 (ŋz) → ‎𐰇𐰠𐱅𐰭𐰕 (öltüŋüz, “you died”)

Alternative forms

• 𐰏𐰔 (-igiz, -ügüz, -giz, -güz) (Orkhon Turkic)
• 𐰍𐰔 (-ïɣïz, -uɣuz, -ɣïz, -ɣuz) (Orkhon Turkic)

Related terms

• 𐰢 (-im, “1. first person singular possessive suffix 2. first person singular suffix for verbs”)
• 𐰭 (-iŋ, “1. second person singular possessive suffix 2. second person singular suffix for verbs”)
• 𐰢𐰔 (-imiz, “1. first person plural possessive suffix 2. first person plural suffix for verbs”)
• 𐰾𐰃 (-si, “third person possessive suffix”)

References

• Tekin, Talât (1968) A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 190